I know I’m not alone in this. I bought a great netbook that came with Windows 7 Starter. I added RAM and set the Visualization Properties to maximize performance. The little guy flies, but I’m stuck with a non-descript blue … Continue reading
The Yahoo! Toolbar is one of my favorite browser add-ons, providing quick access to my bookmarks, alerts, calendar, contact list, groups, and other frequently used applications. But since the last update for the Firefox version (2.0.0.20090605061254), there’s been a glitch … Continue reading
Nobody likes a kvetch. But hey Yahoo!, I’ve got complaint about the new, unimproved version of Yahoo! Mail Classic. Yes, I’m one of those fuddy-duddies who still uses Mail Classic (Pro version) because it’s faster, more reliable, and more readable. … Continue reading
If PC World were free, I wouldn’t mind the bad advice. The problem is that the PC World staff, under the pressure of compiling and publishing a magazine every month, puts out a product that is repetitive, often biased, and … Continue reading
AOL could take a lesson from our lame-duck President and go out in style. In its favor is the fact that AOL email can now be collected via IMAP. Yeah! (No folks, I don’t use AOL myself, but I still … Continue reading
Like many website designers, I used and relied upon Ipswitch’s WS_FTP file transfer software for many years. It’s the “industry standard.” It’s modestly-priced — now about $55 — shareware that’s frequently updated, versatile, and secure. And over the years, I … Continue reading
Google has taken its eye off the ball with its too-hasty release of the Chrome browser. While its handling of each tab as an independent entity is just what’s needed in an imperfect Web 2.0 world –and hopefully will be … Continue reading
